Dye & Durham (DND) Competitors

Dye & Durham (TSE:DND) and LifeWorks (TSE:LWRK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and community ranking.

Is DND or LWRK a better dividend stock?

Dye & Durham pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. LifeWorks pays an annual dividend of C$0.78 per share. Dye & Durham pays out -3.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LifeWorks pays out 210.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dye & Durham is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer DND or LWRK?

In the previous week, Dye & Durham had 3 more articles in the media than LifeWorks. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Dye & Durham and 0 mentions for LifeWorks. LifeWorks' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Dye & Durham's score of -0.44 indicating that LifeWorks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dye & Durham	Neutral
LifeWorks	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DND or LWRK?

47.6% of Dye & Durham shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.6% of Dye & Durham shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend DND or LWRK?

Dye & Durham currently has a consensus target price of C$21.93, indicating a potential upside of 163.25%. Given Dye & Durham's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dye & Durham is more favorable than LifeWorks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dye & Durham	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
LifeWorks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DND or LWRK?

Dye & Durham received 49 more outperform votes than LifeWorks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.49% of users gave Dye & Durham an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave LifeWorks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dye & Durham	Outperform Votes 49 49.49%	Underperform Votes 50 50.51%
LifeWorks	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DND or LWRK?

LifeWorks has higher revenue and earnings than Dye & Durham. Dye & Durham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LifeWorks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dye & Durham	C$476.15M	1.22	-C$177.38M	-C$2.45	-3.40
LifeWorks	C$1.03B	0.00	C$25.72M	C$0.37	N/A

Is DND or LWRK more profitable?

LifeWorks has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Dye & Durham's net margin of -37.25%. LifeWorks' return on equity of 0.00% beat Dye & Durham's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dye & Durham	-37.25%	-40.98%	1.78%
LifeWorks	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Dye & Durham beats LifeWorks on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.